Troops of the Russian 102nd Military Base on parade in Yerevan. This russian foreign territories lists military bases of Russia abroad. Russian political parlance is termed the “near abroad”. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, many of the early-warning radar stations ended up in former Soviet republics.

In 2003, Kommersant newspaper published a map of the Russian military presence abroad. In 2018, it was reported that Russia operates at least 21 significant military facilities overseas. In July 2014, after Putin’s visit to Cuba, there were rumors about its reactivation, quickly officially denied. Russia’s military compared to the U. Medvedev Secures Long-Term Foothold in Armenia”.

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